The concept has promise, but, as often happens in Mr. Gilliam's movies, the narrative gets gummed up with his labored surrealism. The movie has some interesting visual imagery (including gratuitous bugs), but any one of the old wives the Grimm brothers interviewed was a better storyteller.
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Sporting a stubbly beard and buzz cut, Statham says that he shares some qualities with his character. I like his suits, ... I like the style of him, but he's a character created by Luc Besson. He's a very internal guy. I'm not. I'm a little bit more expressive and I like a bit of fun.
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